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The New Epigenetics: Poor Nutrition in the Womb Causes Permanent Genetic Changes in Offspring
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
The new science of epigenetics explains how genes can be modified by environment. One prime result of epigenetic inquiry has just been published online in The FASEB Journal: You are what your mother did not eat during pregnancy.
In this report, scientists from the University of Utah show that rat fetuses receiving poor nutrition in the womb become genetically primed to be born into an environment lacking proper nutrition. 
Bad Oral Hygiene Can Lead to Complications in Pregnancy and Problems for Babies
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
Bacteria from a mother's mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid in the womb to her unborn child. This could contribute to the risk of a premature delivery, a low birth-weight baby, premature onset of contractions, or infection of the newborn child.
Infertility takes a new hit with array comparative genomic hybridization
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.nature.com)
At present, only about 24% of IVF attempts result in a live birth. A new technique called array comparative genomic hybridization, or rapid egg screening, may boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization by identifying the eggs most likely to develop into viable embryos without first freezing said eggs so that slow test results can come back.
In women of all ages, many ova are defective, lacking parts of some chromosomes or containing extra pieces of others. In natural conceptions, these eggs, fertilized or otherwise, are often eliminated before the woman knows she was ever pregnant
New Research Lights Up Chronic Bacterial Infection Inside Bone
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
A new report demonstrates how a sensitive imaging technique gives scientists the upper hand in seeking out bacteria in chronic infections.
Listeria monocytogenes is a type of pathogenic bacteria that can cause severe illness and death. Listeria outbreaks recently claimed twenty lives in Canada. Additionally, Listeria infection is the third most common cause of bacterial meningitis in newborns, and can cause spontaneous abortion and stillbirth. When the infection is caught in time, treatment can be difficult and take weeks to clear with intravenous administration of antibiotics
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (health.yahoo.com)
Pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery who are given multiple doses of steroids to help their fetus tend to give birth to low birth-weight babies with smaller head circumference, a new study found.
Pollutants in the womb can trigger cancers in adult mice
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.sciencenews.org)
Mouse moms exposed late in pregnancy to heavy doses of a carcinogen gave birth to pups that inevitably developed lymphomas and lung cancers, a new study shows. The malignancies generally didn’t show up until the offspring reached the human equivalent of adulthood. The good news: Breast milk from carcinogen-treated moms posed little added risk.
This demonstration “that very short early-life exposures can have major consequences is very important,” observes toxicologist Linda S. Birnbaum of the Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
In 2006, David E
Helping the Embryo Implant: A New Role for One Type of Immune Cell
piggy submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.sciencedaily.com)
One of the most critical stages in establishing a pregnancy is the implantation of the embryo in the wall of the uterus. Although the accumulation of immune cells known as DCs has been observed in the uterus after fertilization and prior to implantation, their function was not known
Women's dental health takes a hit with the move from hunting and gathering to agriculture
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
There is an old wives' tale saying that women lose one tooth for every child they have. While this is not precisely true, pregnancy does take a toll on a woman's teeth. On one hand, they tend to crave sweeter, calorie-rich foods. On another hormonal changes affect a woman's saliva, diminishing its ability to protect her teeth.
For years, archaeologists and anthropologists have known that dental health among women takes a dive when a society shifts from hunting and gathering to early agriculture
Follow-up data on the effects of antibiotics in pregnant women
jerry submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.thelancet.com)
Long-term follow-up data on the effects of antibiotics in pregnant women experiencing premature labour and the developmental effects on their children are published in the ORACLE children study. The original trial published in 2001 investigated the effect of two antibiotics given around preterm labor. The follow-up findings have important implications for the clinical management of pregnant women experiencing preterm birth......
Genetic technology used to comb mother's blood for fetal DNA
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.nature.com)
A blood test that uses next-generation sequencing technology that can identify tiny amounts of fetal DNA floating around in the mother's blood could one day replace more invasive methods as a prenatal test for Down's syndrome and other chromosomal disorders, researchers say.
At present, the two means of pre-natal testing for Down's syndrome, amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling, both carry a slight risk of miscarriage.
Maternal flu shots protect newborns: U.S. study
jerry submitted, created time 1 year 11 months (www.reuters.com)
Flu shots given to pregnant women a month or more before delivery will prevent most cases of influenza during the first six months of their babies' lives, researchers said.
Early pregnancy trauma boosts schizophrenia risk
sea-maid submitted, created time 2 years 2 weeks (www.newscientist.com)
Excessive stress is never a good thing, but new research suggests that children of women who suffered severe psychological stress during early pregnancy are more likely to develop schizophrenia. ...
Nature takes a look at in-vitro fertilization's past, present and future
Darkfrog submitted, created time 2 years 1 month (www.nature.com)
This article is a comprehensive look at the past and future of artificial babymaking. It covers IVF, the possible use of iPS to make gametes. It covers ethics, public relations, and economics...
The part that I like best? IVF has "gone as far as it can" with regards to what it can do, so the next focus is on making it cheaper. The article discusses the woman in a developing country who, on top of her own wishes for a family, faces discrimination for her infertility
kavin submitted, created time 2 years 1 month (www.news-medical.net)
A group of Canadian and European researchers have unlocked the mystery of a gene with the potential to both regulate and block ovulation.
The new study - a collaboration between the Universite de Montreal in Canada and the Institut de Genetique et Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire of the Universite de Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France - is published in the latest issue of the journal Genes & Development.
"Our findings demonstrate that the Lrh1 gene is essential in regulating ovulation," said Bruce D
Size of a woman's uterus predicts whether she is at risk of having very premature twins after IVF
kavin submitted, created time 2 years 1 month (www.news-medical.net)
Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research presented at the 24th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona.
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